A&M Records Spotlight: The Merry-Go-Round - You're A Very Lovely Woman/Where Have You Been All My Life?

You're A Very Lovely Woman

Where Have You Been All My Life?

We're wrapping up our love fest with A&M records on this rainy Sunday by featuring (for the second time) the LA based band, The Merry-Go-Round. A number of months ago we featured the non-LP double sided gem, Listen Listen/Missing You. Today we look at an earlier single by the teen wünder kids. The single hails from July 1967 and was the band's third single for A&M Records.

The A-Side is the very intriguing You're A Very Lovely Woman. Emmit Rhodes was 16 when he wrote this and barely 17 when this record came out. The lyrics don't betray the mind of an immature male. They tell the story of a young man coming to terms with a relationship that has run it's course. Despite knowing just how lovely is the woman he's in love with, the singer knows he must move on for the betterment of himself. You're A Very Lovely Woman is beautifully arranged with non-intrusive strings.

The Flip-Side is the upbeat, Beatlesque number, Where Have You Been All Of My Life?

Until next time, we'll see you On The Flip-Side!

Song of the Week: The Merry-Go-Round -- Listen Listen/Missing You

 

The Merry-Go-Round were fronted be teen prodigy, Emitt Rhodes. The band released six solid singles on the A&M Records label before Rhodes embarked on a solo career. None of their singles is better than this two sided gem which we present to you today.

The plug side is Listen, Listen and it was written by Rhodes. It's a bit of an anomaly for The Merry-Go-Round as it is a bonafide rocker. Not their usual forte. The Flip-Side was written by songwriter and Scooby Doo theme singer, Larry Marks. Larry Marks also did duty as the producer. Missing You remains perhaps my favorite Merry-Go-Round song of all time. Rhodes's vocals are spot on. Enjoy today's double sided gem.